Jackson Center is a Republican stronghold. About 15% of voters here vote Democratic and 85% Republican.
About 76% of adults in Jackson Center typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Jackson Center, ~11% vote Democratic, ~65% Republican, and ~24% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Jackson Center compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Jackson Center leans more Republican than 62 of 87 neighbors.
Jackson Center runs about 59 points more Republican than Ohio as a whole.
Why Jackson Center leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per city to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Jackson Center, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 89% of residents in Jackson Center drive to work alone, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Food insecurity and voter turnout
Places with low food insecurity tend to turn out at a higher rate; Jackson Center, OH sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Food insecurity does not directly drive turnout; it reflects economic hardship, which lines up with lower voting.
Why turnout in Jackson Center looks the way it does
Turnout in Jackson Center sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Botkins, OH R+74
- St. Johns, OH R+70
- Port Jefferson, OH R+64
- Lakeview, OH R+50
- Russells Point, OH R+41
- Logansville, OH R+72
Cities with Similar Populations
- Seaside Park, NJ R+29
- Ola, AR R+72
- Freeport, OH R+61
- Darlington, IN R+57
- Occidental, CA D+53
- Sanborn, IA R+58
- Stewartsville, MO R+55
- Quitman, LA R+60
- Hardinsburg, IN R+61
- Bird-in-Hand, PA R+36
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Ohio Secretary of State, Elections, distributed by the Voting and Election Science Team. Demographic inputs come from the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates and the 2020 Decennial Census). Health and environmental inputs come from the CDC (PLACES and the Environmental Justice Index). Land cover comes from the USGS and EPA. Election-day and lead-up weather come from PRISM 4km daily grids and the NOAA Global Historical Climatology Network. Mail-voting and election-administration patterns come from the MIT Election Lab's Survey of the Performance of American Elections. Block-group crime detail comes from CrimeGrade. Internet data and modeling support provided by ISPreports.org.
Modeling and analysis by the BestNeighborhood data science team. Full methodology and findings: political spectrum map.
Methodology reviewed by the BestNeighborhood data team. Last updated May 2026.